The Sad State Of Being Funny

[mad_mooney]

"People say that rape can't be funny. I disagree....picture Porky Pig raping Elmer Fudd

Comments

[e_ticket]

Hicks was such a fucking genius. Every time I listen to him, I'm amazed at how *little* his material has aged. It holds up like fucking iron.

[mad_mooney]

yeah, and its not just the sameness of the news cycle either, its his vision that remains vital

[popebuck1]

Plus, the comics they get just aren't all that funny. As you point out, the mass-market nature of the show requires that they get the blandest possible participants, rather than anyone who would actually be - horrors - shocking or even mildly thought-provoking. They also can't get anyone who's already well-known or established - again, the nature of the show demands that they get hungry up-and-comers. And the thing is, the material from those guys is, by definition, more untried and unpolished than material from more established veterans

[mad_mooney]

Well, I may be an idealistic purist here but I think that the moment you introduce thoughts of "making it", you stop being an artist and everything you do is compromised.

I can't possible see myself as a Jerry Seinfeld-type comic and that independance is of great value to me.

I would likely be marked early in the Last Comic selection process and ushered out the door rather quickly.